SLOW DANCE

DJs haircut, LK and Abdell Drums (Paul, Laura and Blake) will keep the slow jams coming all night. Designated dancers will be mingling throughout the crowd, getting people up on the floor.

Doors open at 8pm. Party goes to 1:30am.

Dance cards, festive drinks, candy and cheesy decorations will abound.

Dress code: semi-formal to formal. Knock us dead. ...or whatever

This is a fundraiser for Modern Fuel.

From 7-9pm, CFRC djs Sealegs & Drew give a free workshop for women and trans folks on setting up a live PA and DJ-ing. Space is limited so please RSVP to cfrcops[at]ams.queensu.ca.

From 9-10pm, Kingston’s newest DJs (the ones who took the workshop) open up the night with music from their own collections.

10pm onward, Revolutions delivers a lineup of all-female CFRC djs Trishna, Seditious, E, Sealegs and Drew spinning everything from hip-hop to bhangra and latin to house: whatever moves you to a rebellious dancefloor insurgence.

!!!SOLID GOLD!!!

DISCO, DANCING, DRINKS, & DEBAUCHERY.

$8 in advance, $10 at the door
'precious metals' dress code in effect (sequins WILL be considered a precious metal)

A disco-themed dance party featuring the cool groove stylings of DJ’s LK, Sealegs, and Helen @ 10pm, preceeded by a sound-art performance by Craig Leonard @ 8pm. Doors open @ 8pm.

Modern Fuel is a not-for-profit Artist-Run centre that supports innovation and experimentation in contemporary art. We showcase provocative work by emerging and mid-career Canadian artists from diverse cultural communities. By becoming a member you are showing your support for Kingston's artistic community as well as engaging in it.

Member Perks

Participate
Exhibition space in the State of Flux Gallery
Annual juried Members’ Show
Annual Art Auction
Opportunities to work with other artists
Opportunity to vote at the Annual General Meeting

Remember your high school dance parties? Love YouTube? Remember those nights when you were dancing by yourself along with your favourite songs streaming over YouTube? Come to Modern Fuel Friday April 24th for a YouTube Dance Party and join everyone else who likes to do that, but in public. We will be projecting YouTube onto our walls and taking every and any request for great songs and videos. Together we will DJ. Members get in free as part of our Membership Drive. Cash Bar.

Come on out to Modern Fuel on Friday February 27 for our Miracle Fruit Dance Party. Miracle Fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) is a fruit native to West Africa which contains a natural chemical that temporarily rewires certain tastes buds causing intensely sour flavours to seem deliciously sweet.

$10 at the door buys you one Miracle Fruit tablet, flavour shots and unlimited dancing. Additional tablets are $3 each.

Aroma Restro-winebar & Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre invite you to join us for our Good Tastes Fundraiser

Join us Saturday, January 24th, 6-9pm at Aroma for an evening of Scrumptious Sound, Creative Cuisine,and an Appetizing Art Auction. Chef Gurkan Soyic of Aroma will be opening his doors to the friends and supporters of Modern Fuel. Aroma will be introducing a new menu which is sure to delight and will include some of Chef Soyic’s signature dishes. A generous percentage of each meal will go to Modern Fuel’s support of young and emerging contemporary artists.

Modern Fuel presents a Holiday Season Spectacular!

From 6-9pm we will be hosting a holiday bazaar complete with crafts for sale, games, bake sales and holiday music courtesy of DJ LK. Start the holidays off right by Fueling up on gifts for your loved ones!

9pm onwards there will be a 'pay what you can' concert featuring Benjamin Nelson solo, Annie Clifford and Cities Turned to Sand.

We will be running a 'Seasonal Bar' all night featuring egg nog and other holiday spirits!

Soul Shakedown: Dias de los Muertos

SoulShakedown parties aim to bring the best in rare dance grooves from funk, soul to Latin, Brazilian, Pan-African, Arabic, Asian Dub, Bhangra and more. The night will start with a downtempo lounge from 9-10 and then will be dance heavy thereafter.

Tickets

$8 in advance (available at Brians Record Optiona and QCRED:343 JDUC)
$10 at the door

Premiere of The Gertrudes Music Video

Come celebrate Halloween with a costume party and video release. The Gertrudes, a nine-person ensemble playing instruments ranging from banjo to theremin will release their first music video, directed by Lenny Epstein, on Friday night. In addition to the premiere release and concert from the Gertrudes there will be special exhibit in the State of Flux Gallery.

Tickets

$5 at the door with a costume!!

doors @ 9pm
show @ 10pm

Sneak Preview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSH5v624fDk
Also Check out:

Modern Fuel's Vapours will feature the exciting dance grooves of Toronto indie pop band Europe in Colours as well as the adrenaline packed performance group Maylee and Slippers Sweatshop Hop.

Take a stroll downtown and discover over ten downtown galleries on one great night of art, thought and conversation.

Participating Galleries:

Chameleon Nation - Creative Emporium
Delvalle's Art Corner
Dwell
Frameworks Gallery
Gallery Raymond
Kingston Glass Studio & Gallery
Modern Fuel
Robert Macklin Gallery
Sandra Whitton Gallery
Studio22 Open Gallery
Sydenham Street Studios

Please visit www.downtownkingston.ca for more details or email alex@downtownkingston.ca.

Hope to see you there!

Soul Shakedown 3

a celebration of anti-colonial grooves

A Very Special Cameo Cinema Event:

Experimental Sound Performance:

A Live Score for
2001: A Space Odyssey

On Saturday July 26, Kingston's own TimKnightUs will perform an original live score to a screening of the classic film "2001: A Space Odessey."

About the Music:

Image: Camilla Singh (standing), schooling a couple of "wet behind the ears" artists at the H2O opening at the MOCCA, 2003.

Portfolio Reviews

Date: SUNDAY July 13th 2008
between the hours of 1-5pm
at Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre